the central part of a country, historically, commonly known as the capital city or the main region, where an emperor or other ruler resides / something within a country

Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

a surname

bamboo

Simplified Chinese (Chinese written using simplified characters)

(historical) document / (historical) letter; correspondence

historic, historical / already-happened, past / former, old, traditional

historian

the ancients, ancient people

study of history